Anime

Bleach manga series being adapted into live-action film by Warner Bros.

Anime and manga distributor VIZ Media announced today that Warner Bros. has nabbed the live-action feature film rights to the hit manga and anime property Bleach. “Bleach has built a huge international following in its manga and anime formats, and we’re excited that Warner Bros. shares our belief that Bleach can also become a fantastic ….

Win free tickets to U.S. premiere of anime thriller Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos

Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos will screen during this year’s AM2 Anime and Gaming event at the Downtown Independent theater, located at 251 South Main Street in Los Angeles, CA. Passport badge holders have a chance to attend the official premiere event. Passport ticket buyers will be automatically entered into the AM2 Pre-Registration ….

Win one of two copies of Robotech: The Complete Original Series on DVD

A&E Home Entertainment is about to release the legendary anime series Robotech: The Complete Original Series – one of the first and most influential – in a deluxe collector’s set featuring never-before-seen bonus material. To celebrate the release of this groundbreaking series, FilmFetish is giving away two copies of the DVD set to readers. In ….

Relativity to bring cult classic Voltron to live-action big screen

Relativity Media’s Tucker Tooley announced that the studio has optioned the feature film rights for Voltron, and will adapt a live-action movie from the 1984 cult-classic animated series Voltron: Defender of the Universe. The project was brought to Relativity through their deal with Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven and Richard Suckle, whose company will shepherd the ….

True Legend distributor and Samuel L. Jackson team up for live-action Afro Samurai

The Indomina Group, the indie distributor that recently released Yuen Woo Ping’s True Legend, is teaming up with Samuel L. Jackson and Gonzo Studios to produce a live action film based on the Afro Samurai animated series. The announcement was made by Indomina’s Vice Chairman and CEO Jasbinder Singh Mann, who will serve as producer ….

Warner Bros. chooses directors for 300 sequel 300: Battle of Artemisia and live-action Akira films

Warner Bros. has tapped Noam Murro to direct its 300 spin-off, 300: Battle of Artemisia, which was formerly known as Xerses, according to THR. The Israeli director of the 2008 movie Smart People, was up for the project along with Jaum Collet-Serra, who directed the Liam Neeson thriller Unknown. But Collet-Serra isn’t quite out of ….

Martial arts action fantasy Bunraku to screen at West Coast anime convention

Writer and director Guy Moshe’s Bunraku – which stars Josh Hartnett, Demi Moore, Woody Harrelson, Ron Perlman, Gackt, Kevin McKidd, Shun Sugata, Jordi Mollà, Emily Kaiho, Mike Patton, Neil D’Monte, Fernando Chien and Maxim Esterkin – will be screening at AM2 on Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 at 3:00 pm, in Video Room 1. AM2 is ….

James Franco in talks for Hughes Brothers’ live-action Akira adaptation

James Franco is in talks to play Kaneda in the live action film adaptation of Akira, according to JustJared. Akira will be based on Katsuhiro Otomo’s six-volume cyberpunk manga, which was already adapted into a cult classic anime film in Japan. The story will be set in “New Manhattan”, where the leader of a biker ….